Remembering & Forgetting Nazism: Education, National Identity, and the Victim Myth in Postwar Austria

Utgaard, Peter

 
9781571811875: Remembering & Forgetting Nazism: Education, National Identity, and the Victim Myth in Postwar Austria
ISBN 10 : 1571811877 ISBN 13 : 9781571811875
Editeur : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2003

Synopsis

The Myth of Austrian victimization at the hands of both Nazi Germany and the Allies became the unifying theme of Austrian official memory and a key component of national identity as a new Austria emerged from the ruins. In the 1980s, Austria's myth of victimization came under intense scrutiny in the wake of the Waldheim scandal that marked the beginning of its erosion. The fiftieth anniversary of the Anschluß in 1988 accelerated this process and resulted in a collective shift away from the victim myth. Important themes examined include the rebirth of Austria, the Anschluß, the war and the Holocaust, the Austrian resistance, and the Allied occupation. The fragmentation of Austrian official memory since the late 1980s coincided with the dismantling of the Conservative and Social Democratic coalition, which had defined Austrian politics in the postwar period. Through the eyes of the Austrian school system, this book examines how postwar Austria came to terms with the Second World War.

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Utgaard was raised in Carbondale, Illinois where he studied German at Southern Illinois University. After study and teaching in Lower Austria he pursued his doctorate at Washington State University. Utgaard returned to Austria as a Fulbright researcher at the Austrian Ministry of Education for dissertation research. Utgaard currently serves as Chair of History and Social Sciences at Cuyamaca College in San Diego where he was awarded the college's Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1571811877
ISBN 13 
9781571811875
Reliure
Belle reliure
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
258
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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